Selected quad for the lemma: life_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
life_n	bear_n	gentleman_n	whelp_n	18	3	15.7628	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55659	The Parable of the bear-baiting		1691 (1691)	Wing P320; ESTC R17821	7,457	14

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